Tumor necrosis factor-α induces the 85-kDa cytosolic phospholipase A2 gene expression in human bronchial epithelial cells

AbstractPhospholipase A2(PLA2) activity has been suggested to mediate some of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) induced cellular responses including cytotoxicity. We evaluated the induction of both the 85-kDa cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) and non-pancreatic group II PLA2 gene expression by TNF-α in a human bronchial epithelial cell line (BEAS 2B cell). TNF-α (20 ng/ml) induced a significantly increased release of prelabeled [3H]arachidonic acid (AA) following 4–24 h incubation. Calcium ionophore A23187 (10−5 M) further increased the [3H]AA release from the TNF-α -treated cells. In vitro activity assay revealed that TNF-α increased the dithiothreitol (DTT)-resistant PLA2 activity which was blocked by the cPLA2 inhibitor AACOCF3. Treatment with TNF-a for 4–24 h increased the cPLA2 protein and mRNA levels which were blocked by the broad inhibitor of protein kinases staurosporine, the protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor calphostin C, and to a lesser extent the calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase inhibitor W-7. Reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction amplification of the group II PLA2 mRNA showed that it is expressed in human lung but not in the bronchial epithelial cell line. TNF-α failed to induce the expression of group II PLA2 in the BEAS 213 cells. These results demonstrate that the cPLA2 gene expression is up-regulated by TNF-α and this effect may contribute to the TNF-α stimulated AA release in airway epithelial cells